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Knock Safely With portknocking_v1.0

Posted by timothy on from the who-is-it-this-time dept.

mrdeathgod writes "The Port Knocking project at SourceForge has just released portknocking_v1.0. Based on my undergrad thesis, this client/server package does not use pre-defined knock sequences, but rather utilizes Blowfish in order to encrypt the client data into a sequence of port numbers. This enables a client with the proper password to remotely manipulate firewall rules without fear of replay attacks. While currently designed for FreeBSD+ipfilter, expanded portability is in the works."

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  1. It would seem to me that the title of this article by Tim_F · · Score: 0, Redundant

    should be knock safely. Not the trollish "kock safely..."

  2. Burn the Copy Editor In Effigy by limekiller4 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "Kock safely?"

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    My .02,
    Limekiller
  3. Reposting the original article for posterity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    _Kock Safely With portknocking_v1.0_

    Posted by timothy on Fri Jun 18, '04 01:57 AM
    from the who-is-it-this-time dept.

    mrdeathgod writes "The Port Knocking project at SourceForge has just released portknocking_v1.0. Based on my undergrad thesis, this client/server package does not use pre-defined knock sequences, but rather utilizes Blowfish in order to encrypt the client data into a sequence of port numbers. This enables a client with the proper password to remotely manipulate firewall rules without fear of replay attacks. While currently designed for FreeBSD+ipfilter, expanded portability is in the works."